Suh Hoon

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Suh Hoon (2018)

Suh Hoon ( Korean : 서훈 Hanja: 徐 薰; * December 6, 1954 in Seoul ) is a former director of the South Korean intelligence service NIS and current director of the National Security Council .

life and career

Suh Hoon studied pedagogy at the Seoul University , received his Master Accounts in International Relations at the Johns Hopkins University and his doctorate at the Dongguk University in the field of political science . From 1980 to 2008 he worked for the NIS or its predecessor and rose to the position of deputy director of the institute, where he was head of the KEDO ( Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization ) in 1996 . During the Roh Moo-hyun administration , he was head of North Korea's strategy department before becoming deputy director. He then retired and temporarily taught North Korean Studies at Ewha Women's University .

In 2017, the newly elected President Moon Jae-in appointed him as the new director of the NIS. At the third inter-Korean summit between Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un in the following year, he played a key role, in particular he was responsible for cooperation with his northern counterpart, Kim Yong-chol . For example, he achieved North Korea's participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and several further meetings between high-ranking representatives on both sides. He joined the Joint Democratic Party in March 2020 and was appointed director of the National Security Council four months later, replacing Chung Eui-yong .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BREAKING NEWS: S. Korea names spy chief Suh Hoon as new national security adviser. Kyodo News, July 3, 2020, accessed July 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ 서훈 국정 원장 내정자, 남북 정상 회담 실무 담당 한 '정통 국정원 맨' (ko) , 조선 일보. May 10, 2017. 
  3. ^ South Korea new spy chief Suh Hoon credited with inter-Korean summits. Financial Express, May 10, 2017, accessed July 5, 2020 .
  4. ^ New spy agency chief orders abolition of domestic intelligence activities. Korea Herald, June 1, 2017, accessed July 5, 2020 .
  5. ^ South Korea's spy chief plays key role in historic meeting with North. Reuters, April 28, 2018, accessed July 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Suh, Hoon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 서훈
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean intelligence chief
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul